A milestone meeting of frenemies
EPA Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and Fumio Kishida shook hands after their talks, with the latter hailing a “new chapter” in relations South Korea and Japan’s leaders have held talks in Tokyo in what has been hailed as a milestone in their fraught relationship. It comes just as North Korea fired a fourth round of […]
Gloria Steinem on the trailblazing magazine ‘for women in all their diversity’
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1972, pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem – who turns 90 today – co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations about gender equality, reproductive rights and social justice in the spotlight. “The foundation of this magazine, and what makes it different from others, is that it simply considers that women […]
South Wales fire service taken over after sexual harassment probe
Getty Images There is ‘no evidence’ of the clear leadership needed to change the service, Hannah Blythyn told the Senedd A fire service found to have a culture of sexual harassment and misogyny will be taken over by the Welsh government. Minister Hannah Blythyn said, without action, management failings at South Wales Fire and Rescue […]
How EY is focusing on neurodiverse talent – and why it benefits everyone
Karyn Twaronite, EY’s global vice chair of DEI, enters the BBC’s Executive Lounge to talk about how the untapped pool of neurodiverse workers can lift businesses and employees alike. Karyn Twaronite tells the BBC that her first career step as an accountant at professional-services firm Ernst & Young wasn’t “sexy or exciting”. Yet it’s paid […]
Vaughan Gething rejects calls to return £200k donation
Getty Images Vaughan Gething is set to be confirmed as first minister of Wales within a few days Vaughan Gething has rejected calls to return a £200,000 donation from a company run by a man twice convicted for environmental offences. The leaders of both Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives have suggested Mr Gething should […]
California considers ban on caste discrimination
Prem Pariyar Supporters of the bill say caste discrimination requires a legislative solution On Wednesday, a California lawmaker introduced a bill to make caste discrimination illegal in the state’s senate. If it’s passed, California – home to some of the world’s biggest tech companies – will become the first US state to outlaw discrimination based […]
Kemi Badenoch dismisses speculation about ousting Rishi Sunak
Kemi Badenoch says MPs linked to leadership speculation should “stop it” Conservative MPs speculating about ousting Rishi Sunak as prime minister should “stop it”, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said. Reports have been swirling in recent days that some Conservative MPs want Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt to replace him. But Ms Badenoch told BBC Breakfast […]
The British twins who set up a black-founded $1bn ‘unicorn’
“Take the risk and be bold in your approach” When 29-year-old twins Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham decided to reinvent one of the most traditional areas of finance – insurance – all they had to go on was an idea and the foyer of a gym for an office. “We were all members of Virgin Active […]
The legendary ‘mother of French cuisine’
Hemis/Alamy Eugénie Brazier was the first person ever to receive six Michelin stars (Credit: Hemis/Alamy) Uneducated, a single mother and the first person ever to receive six Michelin stars, Eugénie Brazier was a tour de force. So why doesn’t the world know about her? With more restaurants per capita than any other French city and […]
Trial of attacker thrusts reluctant Paul Pelosi to centre stage
Getty Images Paul and Nancy Pelosi in 2020 Paul Pelosi never sought the limelight. A deeply private man, he spent decades studiously avoiding a role in the public eye. While his wife, Nancy, ascended the political ladder to become one of the most powerful women in US history, he quietly built up a multimillion-dollar real […]